TIL that while on an expedition into Africa during the late 19th century, James Jameson, heir to the Jameson Irish whiskey empire, bought a 10 yr old girl for six handkerchiefs and gave her to cannibals so he could witness and sketch her being eaten.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/254763610/James-Jameson-Cannibal-Affair



Submitted February 06, 2015 at 07:54AM by k_r_i_s http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2uxwrt/til_that_while_on_an_expedition_into_africa/